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U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Thomas J. Loewke, 51, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with obstruction of a state or local law enforcement investigation and obstruction of an official proceeding.
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Port of Long Beach Dockworker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Count for Fraudulently Billing Union’s Health Plan for Sexual Services

A dockworker at the Port of Long Beach pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme that submitted fraudulent bills to his labor union’s health insurance plan for sexual services or for physical therapy that never was provided.
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U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack In Times Square On New Year’s Eve

Trevor Thomas Bickford Traveled to Times Square for the Purpose of Killing U.S. Officials in the Name of Radical Islamic Jihad, and Used a Machete-Style Knife to Attack Three NYPD Officers Working in Coordination with the FBI to Protect the New Year’s Eve
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison For Child Sexual Abuse and Accessing Child Pornography

A Maryland man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for first-degree child sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances, and accessing child pornography.
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Repeat offender sent to prison again

A 37-year-old member of the Texas Syndicate prison gang has been ordered to federal prison for possessing firearms as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Knott County Man Sentenced to 298 Months for Armed Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking

A Pippa Passes, Ky., man, Tony Minor, 44, was sentenced on Tuesday to 298 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
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Texas Chicano Brotherhood general sent to prison

A 53-year-old resident of Harlingen has been ordered to prison for his role in a cocaine conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Pharr woman sentenced for trafficking cocaine with husband and others

A 47-year-old South Texan has been ordered to prison after admitting to trafficking cocaine from Hidalgo County to other states across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
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Former insurance agent pleads guilty to defrauding customers by creating life insurance policies in their names without victims’ knowledge

A former insurance agent pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area
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Minneapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Her Role in a Drug Money Laundering Conspiracy

A Minneapolis woman has pleaded guilty to running a drug money laundering operation on behalf of a large-scale fentanyl and marijuana dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
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Shreveport Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Drugs

Denell Linn Lee, 44, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was sentenced today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced.
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Oklahoma Inmate Pleads Guilty to Running a Drug Conspiracy

An Oklahoma inmate who used contraband cell phones to lead a methamphetamine distribution operation pleaded guilty this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Portland Man with 18 Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

On January 9, 2023, a Portland man with a criminal history spanning decades was sentenced to federal prison after he was arrested for discharging a firearm into the air outside a local restaurant during an altercation with his girlfriend
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Preston County man guilty of keeping a drug house for a Mexico to West Virginia drug operation

A Bruceton Mills, West Virginia man was found guilty of his role in a methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin drug distribution operation that spanned from Mexico to Monongalia County.
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Baltimore fentanyl organizations shut down by federal indictments

Two Baltimore-based drug trafficking organizations that supplied large amounts of fentanyl to West Virginia and caused at least two deaths have been dismantled by separate federal indictments that were unsealed today.
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El Paso Man Sentenced to 12 Years on Child Pornography Charges

An El Paso man was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for charges related to receipt and possession of child pornography.
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Former Drug Treatment Clinic Owner Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

Olathe Man Distributed Drugs While Treating Clients with Drug Addiction
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Statement of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams on the Conviction of Billy Ortega

News Release: "Billy Ortega ran a drug delivery service that delivered fentanyl, killing three victims on a single day. Worse yet, Ortega was fully aware that a customer had previously overdosed from the deadly fentanyl Ortega laced into his product, yet continued sending the drugs to his victims. As a unanimous jury...
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Justice Department Announces Settlement with Logan Square Aluminum Supply Over Lead Violations

News Release: Today, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Logan Square Aluminum Supply Inc., resolving alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting regulations, known as the RRP rule, at renovation projects Logan Square and its contractors performed in Chicago and Chicago suburbs.
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Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Dumfries man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
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